Medicare Bundled Payment Gains Momentum With Hospitals, Nursing Homes
(By – Bruce Japsen, Forbes Contributor) Even when medical care providers aren’t forced to accept bundled payments from Medicare that could
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Critical access hospitals losing money, but credit ratings safe over political support, Fitch says
(By – Henry Powderly, www.healthcarefinancenews.com) Though critical access hospitals will continue to earn less, Fitch Ratings this week said it does not
Read MoreShifting Hospice Reimbursement – Moving In The Direction Of Aligning Payment With Resource Concentration
(By – Jason B. Caron and Kate McDonald, via www.mondaq.com) The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for
Read MoreHealth Insurer Mergers Signify Shift in Health Care Marketplace
(By – Steve Sternberg, www.usnews.com) A pair of mergers involving four of the nation’s five for-profit health insurance goliaths—Cigna Corp. and Anthem,
Read MoreProviders Rush to Assume Medicare Risk under Bundled Payment Program
(By – Brian Fuller, avalere.com) A new Avalere analysis of Medicare’s new bundled payment program shows a strong and growing interest in
Read MoreHealth coverage causes worry for aging America
(By – Patricia Kummer, centennialcitizen.net) The average age of our communities is rising. This changes everything, from housing to retail offerings
Read MoreLife and death – and Medicare
(By – Peter S. Fine, thehill.com) The recent decision by Medicare to reimburse doctors for the time spent in conversations with
Read MoreHospice Owner Falsified Numerous Claims
(Source – www.fbi.gov) The overwhelming majority of people who go into the health care industry do it because they want to
Read MoreMinor typing errors cost Medicare millions in overpayments
(By – Sarah Chavey, watchdog.org) Medicare continues to eat up a growing share of the federal budget, but millions of dollars
Read MoreThe Trickle Down Of Health Plan Mergers
(By – Monica E. Oss, www.openminds.com) Last month there was some big consolidation news in the world of health care – on
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